Floaters Docs → Markdown

Implemented Tags

Floaters has a growing list of Markdown-capable tags that it recognizes, and can process when importing Markdown (.md) files, or editing Markdown directly within Floaters.

Many of these tags will automatically be added when editing a floater. See more about getting started with Markdown in Floaters


Basic Formatting

Formatting Example Details
Italic *Hello* * or _ surrounding text. The surrounded text cannot begin with a space
Bold **Hello** ** or __ surrounding text. The surrounded text cannot begin with a space
Bold & Italic ***Hello*** Any symmetrical combination of three * or _ surrounding text. The surrounded text cannot begin with a space, and the combination of asterisks and underscores must be symmetrical, such as __* and *__
Strikethrough ~~Hello~~ ~~ surrounding text. The surrounded text cannot begin with a space
Highlight ==Hello== == surrounding text. The surrounded text cannot begin with a space
Code `Hello` ` surrounding text

Heading

# through ###### at the beginning of a line, followed by a space:

# Hello

Heading (alternate)

Any number of = or - on a line by itself. This will turn the line above into a heading:

Hello
===

Links

[title](url) format can be used to add clickable links, such as Floaters.app:

[Floaters.app](https://floaters.app)

Dividers

--- on a line by itself will create a horizontal divider, just like the ones separating every one of these different item types.

Block Quote

This is a block quote.

> at the beginning of a line, followed by a space:

> Hello

Nested Block Quotes

This is a nested block quote.

> > at the beginning of a line, followed by a space:

> > Hello

Code Block

This is a code block
With multiple lines

4 spaces, or a tab at the beginning of each line:

    This is a code block showing how to make a code block

Fenced Code Block

``` on a line by itself to begin and end a fenced code block:

```
This is where the code goes.
```

Tasks

- [ ] or - [x] at the beginning of a line, followed by a space.

Please note: when live-editing Markdown in Floaters, tasks will still be created, but the - will always trigger the creation of a bulleted list. Just keep typing and Floaters will replace it all with a task. Also, you can always create new tasks using Floaters' prefix features.

Numbered Lists

  1. This list
  2. Is numbered

1. at the beginning of a line, followed by a space:

1. This list
2. Is numbered

Bulleted Lists

  • This list
  • Is not numbered

* or - or + at the beginning of a line, followed by a space:

- This list
- Is not numbered

Not Yet Implemented

We're still working on adding more markdown features to Floaters. The following are in the works:

  • Tables
  • Images
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